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IN POTTY TRAINING
I have been working on collecting some of the best products for use in helping your child potty learn. The product you will want to use will depend both on the level of training level your child may be at and your style of potty training. Some parents start early at about a year, others not until 3.5 and there are parents and toddlers all in between. Read the descriptions of each of the types of trainers first to see which style will meet your potty training goals best. Then, narrow it down to a particular brand in that style. Realize that you may have one-style for day at home and another for going out or even overnight.Overnight Bedwetting Solutions
Pull-on Diaper If you are just at the beginning of your potty training adventure you may want to start with a product that works as a pull-on diaper. In this category, you would want a product that can have the absorbency of a diaper, that can be pulled up and down for potty learning, and that has snaps on both sides so it can be removed in the event of a poopy accident. The Pull-on Diaper (with or without side snaps) is also often the choice for toddlers and older children for overnight use. Like pocket diapers inserts can be added to this group of trainers to bring it up to the absorbency levels that your child may need. Most of the trainers listed would need extra inserts to have the absorbency of a diaper. If you have been cloth diapering already, then inserts you have on hand are likely to work well. The main advantage in this style of potty training is a trainer that goes up and down more easily than a diaper.
Waterproof Training Pant If you are actively helping your child to potty learn, then a waterproof training pant with some absorbency protection is preferred. Ideally this potty learning product would have enough absorbency to catch an accident and save the embarrassment of a puddle on the floor. This type of pant would not have the absorbency of a diaper and would need to be changed soon after an accident. It would meet the needs well of the potty training parent who is actively engaging their child with a potty session every hour to hour and a half. The main advantage to this trainer is an easy up and down solution and a trimmer less diaper like solution. Most parents in this situation are choosing the "will feel wetness" style.
Waterproof Underwear Once your child is having consistent success with using the potty, waterproof underwear will provide an underwear like fit and feel while still allowing waterproof protection for that just in case time. If your child is ready to go out in underwear but you want to play it safe this may be your best solution. These trainers are used often at home with younger toddlers who are not yet communicating when they wet and with older toddlers out and about. When out and about, if an accident happens, the trainer will need to be changed immediately. Main advantage of this style is a underwear look and feel with a waterproof layer for the oops.
Padded Underwear Many parents will choose thicker underwear for use by the child before moving into standard cotton underwear. This will contain a trickle as the child works to make it to the potty in time. However, if planning to use padded underwear with plastic pants over them we have found most parents are more satisfied with using the waterproof underwear style of trainer listed above.
Overnight Bedwetting Solutions Sometime bedwetting can last long past the potty training stage. We understand that their isn't much we can do as parents in this case but we do want to protect the bed and sheets so we are not doing laundry all the time. For young toddlers overnight, they often don't mind wearing whatever cloth diaper they were wearing before potty learning began. However, older toddlers and young children can become sensitive and want something to keep them dry and comfortable that doesn't look like a diaper. For this style, parents often opt for the Stay-dry since the child is sleeping through the night. Parents are tired of throwing out a disposable Pull-On diaper in the morning that may or may not be wet as they wonder how long this will last. We have found parents and children alike have been quite pleased with a reusable bedwetting solution.
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